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Monday, April 9, 2012

The Football Association Challenge Cup(FA Cup)

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout Cup Competition in English Football and is the oldest Association Football Competition in the World(was first held in 1871-72) 

Its Current Sponsored Name is the FA Cup with Budweiser.

2012 FA Cup Final - Saturday May 05,2012

The 2012 FA Cup Final (was the 131st final of the FA Cup) played between Chelsea Vs Liverpool at the Wembley Stadium,London

 

 

Chelsea won the final defeating Liverpool 2–1, claiming their 4th FA Cup Title in 6 years.Ramires(Brazil)(in 11th Minute) 

 

and Drogba(in 52nd Minute) scored for Chelsea

 

 and Carroll(64th) scored for Liverpool.

 

 

 

 

Liverpool and Chelsea had previously met 9 times in the FA Cup, including two semi-finals although they had never met in the final before. Chelsea had the upper hand in those 9 meetings, winning 5 times to Liverpool's 4; however, Liverpool won both semi-finals between the two clubs, both on neutral grounds.

 

 

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